Service difficulty report · Strut · Doug MD1010F

Difficulty date
February 27, 2014
Submitted
March 6, 2014
Operation
Air carrier
Aircraft
N564FE
Make and model
Doug MD1010F
Aircraft serial
46984
Aircraft time
89,420 hours, 30,134 cycles
Part
Strut
Part number
D103200503
Part serial
DCC46
Condition
Cracked
Location
Nlg
Part time
25,661 hours, 9,253 cycles
Stage of operation
TX
How discovered
O
Nature of condition
K
Precautionary procedure
O

As reported to the FAA. Reports are unverified, and codes are left as the FAA publishes them.

What was found

FOUND NOSE GEAR LEAKING FLUID. INVESTIGATION FOUND ROUGHLY 15 INCH CRACK IN STRUT FROM TOP OF SERVICE POINT TO DOWN TO FRONT OF STRUT. INSTALLED SERVICEABLE NOSE LANDING GEAR ASSEMBLY IAW AMM 32-21-01-4. OPS & LEAK CHECKED GOOD.TAXIED AIRCRAFT PER JRH. NO DISCREPANCIES NOTED.

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